2010
A First-in-Human Study of Conatumumab in Adult Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors
Herbst RS, Kurzrock R, Hong DS, Valdivieso M, Hsu CP, Goyal L, Juan G, Hwang YC, Wong S, Hill JS, Friberg G, LoRusso PM. A First-in-Human Study of Conatumumab in Adult Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors. Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 16: 5883-5891. PMID: 20947515, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-10-0631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced solid tumorsPartial responseColorectal cancerStable diseaseSolid tumorsPositron emission tomographic scansHuman death receptor 5Dose-expansion phaseGrade 3 eventsDose-escalation phaseCell lung cancerStandardized uptake valueHuman monoclonal agonist antibodyMonoclonal agonist antibodyDeath receptor 5Week 96Adult patientsAdverse eventsIntravenous dosesMore dosesTumor sizeLung cancerTumor levelsTumor response
2009
KRAS mutation analysis in cetuximab-treated advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): SWOG experience with S0342 and S0536
Mack P, Holland W, Redman M, Lara P, Snyder L, Hirsch F, Franklin W, Kim E, Herbst R, Gandara D. KRAS mutation analysis in cetuximab-treated advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): SWOG experience with S0342 and S0536. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 8022-8022. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.8022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerKRAS mutationsOverall survivalKRAS statusColorectal cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerAdvanced stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerMutant KRASPlasma specimensPredictive roleEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsCetuximab-based therapyProgression-free survivalPhase II trialPhase III trialsWorse overall survivalCell lung cancerKRAS mutation analysisMonoclonal antibody cetuximabTyrosine kinase inhibitorsII trialIII trialsLower eGFRFavorable OS
2007
First-in-human study of AMG 655, a pro-apoptotic TRAIL receptor-2 agonist, in adult patients with advanced solid tumors
LoRusso P, Hong D, Heath E, Kurzrock R, Wang D, Hsu M, Goyal L, Wiezorek J, Storgard C, Herbst R. First-in-human study of AMG 655, a pro-apoptotic TRAIL receptor-2 agonist, in adult patients with advanced solid tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2007, 25: 3534-3534. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.3534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerMetabolic partial responseAdvanced solid tumorsPartial responseStable diseaseColorectal cancerHuman studiesSolid tumorsMaximum standardized uptake valueDose-linear kineticsElevated serum lipaseSequential dose cohortsOnly grade 3Cell lung cancerReceptor 2 agonistStandardized uptake valueHuman monoclonal agonist antibodyMonoclonal agonist antibodyAnti-tumor activitySensitive tumor cellsTumor response dataSerious AEsDose cohortsProgressive diseaseUnacceptable toxicity
2006
Therapeutic options to target angiogenesis in human malignancies
Herbst RS. Therapeutic options to target angiogenesis in human malignancies. Expert Opinion On Emerging Drugs 2006, 11: 635-650. PMID: 17064223, DOI: 10.1517/14728214.11.4.635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsHuman malignanciesMonoclonal antibodiesGrowth factorKinase inhibitorsAnti-VEGF inhibitorsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsSolid human malignanciesRenal cell carcinomaBasic fibroblast growth factorRole of VEGFTypes of cancerFibroblast growth factorStromal tumorsTherapeutic optionsCell carcinomaColorectal cancerAntiangiogenic drugsClinical trialsDrug classesPro-angiogenic growth factorsSmall molecule inhibitorsTumor growthTumor angiogenesisMatrix breakdown